Informing the Legislature that on July 2, 2024, the Governor signed the following bill into law: SB2461 SD2 HD1 CD1 (ACT 172).

This bill, signed into law on July 2, 2024, allows medical cannabis dispensaries in Hawaii to purchase cannabis and manufactured products from other dispensaries. The law requires dispensaries to demonstrate that such purchases are necessary to ensure patients have continuous access to their medication or are for legitimate medical, scientific, or other approved purposes. Under the new rules, a dispensary may transport up to 800 ounces of these products to another dispensary within a thirty-day period, provided the transfer is authorized by the state department. This change aims to update the medical cannabis dispensary system to address issues that have arisen since previous legislation was passed.